TMEA Band Div Meeting Video Audio Chat

Colleagues,

Thank you to those of you who attended our online TMEA Region 6 Band Division meeting this morning. If you did not attend or would like to rewatch the meeting, Click Here to view the meeting video, audio transcript, and chat messages. Please share this link with anyone who was not present at the meeting. If I can be of any help, please let me know. 

It's a beautiful weekend. I hope you find time to go outside and enjoy it.

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

Midland Lee HS Director of Bands

TMEA Region 6 Band Chair

Meeting Announcements

Colleagues,

If you have an announcement that you would like to share with the band directors at tomorrow's TMEA Band Divison meeting, you must email me the information TODAY. I will be more than happy to add your information to my announcements and speak on your behave. For the sake of time and efficiency, I will not be opening the floor (unmuting) for general announcements. If you have information such as a marching contest or festival to announce or college or university recruiting information, send it to me TODAY. See you all tomorrow.

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

Midland Lee HS Director of Bands

TMEA Region 6 Band Chair

UT Permian Basin Virtual Band Auditions

Dear Colleagues of Region 6!

The UTPB Music Department has produced a short video illustrating how music can be a vital part of the college experience.  It explains the various ensembles available to all University students.  I would be honored if you would share the information below with all of your students.  The text details how we are conducting virtual auditions for scholarships.  There are links to the video as well a Student Information Form.

Please (pretty-pretty-pretty please!) use whatever your online format is to share this information with them.  There are so many uncertainties right now, and I don't want their participation in band (and the accompanying scholarship) to be one of them!  Thank you so very much for all that you do.  If I can be of any help, please let me know!

Falcons Up!

Kevin

Kevin G. Richardson, DMA

Assistant Professor of Music

Director of Bands

The University of Texas Permian Basin

band@utpb.edu

281-216-1887 (cell)

Dear Future Falcons!

The Music Department at UT Permian Basin is now conducting virtual auditions for the 2020-21 academic year!  If you still need to complete your band audition, we can do that in any virtual format that is best for you (YouTube, ZOOM, FaceTime, etc.) or you can record your audition material and email it to me.  

The audition consists of:

• Two contrasting etudes or solos (All-Region etudes work great for this and you need only perform excerpts, not the entire thing)
• Two major scales of your choice (two octaves)
• The chromatic scale (full range of the instrument)
  
• Due to the current situation I have removed the sight-reading portion of the audition
• Percussionists: contact me directly to discuss what you need to prepare

We know that your University audition plans (and everything else!) were disrupted due to the Coronavirus.  Despite these circumstances, we want to make it as easy as possible for you to complete your audition, earn a terrific scholarship, and fulfill your college dreams at UTPB.

My plans to visit your campus were hampered by the Corornavirus, so we would like to give you a virtual tour of the University and show you how music can truly enhance your college experience.  TAKE A LOOK!

Please click this STUDENT INFORMATION FORM to tell us about YOU!  Please contact me directly via email at: band@utpb.edu or feel free to call my cell: 281-216-1887 with any questions or to schedule your audition.  

I look forward to having you at UTPB and as a member of the "Spirit of the Permian Basin!"

Falcons Up!

Dr. Kevin G. Richardson

Director of Bands

The University of Texas Permian Basin

Meeting Information

Colleagues,

I hope you are having a great week of online classes and are looking forward to another weekend. Attached to this email are the minutes from our Fall 2019 meeting. We will be voting to accept these minutes at the beginning of our meeting. Please take the time to read them.

If you have announcements that you would like to share with all band directors on Saturday, please email me the information. Due to time restraints, I will deliver all notifications.

We will be using Zoom to hold the meeting. We have exactly one hour for our meeting so please be on time. The meeting link is below. Please note that all participants are muted upon entering the meeting. 

Saturday, April 25, 2020
10:00 AM - TMEA Band Division & UIL Report
Meeting Link: https://tmea.zoom.us/j/93931055700

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

Midland Lee HS Director of Bands

TMEA Region 6 Band Chair

Fwd: Region 6 Spring Meeting - TMEA/UIL/ATSSB

Region 6 Band Division Colleagues,

Greetings. I apologize if you have already received this email from Jeff Whitaker. If not, our TMEA Spring Region 6 Band Div Meeting will be this Saturday, April 25, 2020, at 10:00 am. All supporting meeting documents will be sent out by email later in the week. We will be using the Zoom program to hold the meeting (which yall are probably experts at by now). We have exactly one hour for our meeting so please be on time. The meeting link is below. Please note that all participants are muted upon entering the meeting. See you all on Saturday. 

Saturday, April 25, 2020

10:00 AM - TMEA Band Division & UIL Report
Meeting Link: https://tmea.zoom.us/j/93931055700

Thank you,

Steven Dojahn

Midland Lee HS Director of Bands

TMEA Region 6 Band Chair

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From: <Jeffrey.Whitaker@ectorcountyisd.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:37 AM
Subject: Region 6 Spring Meeting - TMEA/UIL/ATSSB
To:
Cc: Jeffrey Whitaker <Jeffrey.Whitaker@ectorcountyisd.org>

Colleagues,

Our TMEA Region 6 Spring meeting is scheduled this Saturday, April 25th. Because of current circumstances, TMEA has provided each region a Zoom account. Our region steering committee met today and agreed to the schedule below. There will NOT be a general meeting. Any general TMEA information will be presented during the divisional meetings. UIL Reports from Charles Nail & Jay Lester will occur during the TMEA Band, Vocal & Orchestra meetings. 

Saturday, April 25th

9:00 AM - ATSSB Region Meeting

Darin Johns, host

Meeting Link: https://tmea.zoom.us/j/93681727936

10:00 AM - TMEA Band Division & UIL Report

Steven Dojahn, host 

Meeting Link: https://tmea.zoom.us/j/93931055700

11:00 AM - TMEA Vocal Division Meeting & UIL Report

Trenton Davis, host

Meeting Link: https://tmea.zoom.us/j/96550619692

12:15 AM - TMEA Orchestra Division Meeting & UIL Report 

Todd Berridge, host

Meeting Link: https://tmea.zoom.us/j/94730625054

1:15 PM - TMEA Elementary Division Meeting

Crystal Perdue, host

Meeting Link: https://tmea.zoom.us/j/95181475372

*There is no college division meeting. College division may attend any of the above meetings.

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REGION CALENDAR

Our region chairs have updated the proposed calendars for the 2020-2021 school year. Here is a link to the Region 6 calendar:

https://teamup.com/kshetutks7r2nzgr55

Holding virtual meetings will be a new experience for all of us. There is much uncertainty at this time, and we rely on our institutions like TMEA to guide us, now more than ever. I am grateful for the leadership from our region officers. If you have any questions, please reach out us: Region Officers

Jeff Whitaker

TMEA Region 6 President